Milky Way at the Frank Schott Old Stone Barn

            I apologize for my absence from Flickr for the past few months.  I was finally able to get out and use my astrotracer.  It really comes in handy to reduce the noise in these high ISO long exposures.  I didn't use any noise reduction for this shot.  The foreground is light painted with low ISO and blended in with a multi sky shot blended in the software called Sequator.  

It basically takes multiple sky exposures and blends them together reducing noise.  That along with my astrotracer which moves the sensor in my camera along with the rotation of the stars allows for up to 5 minute shots.  I find much over 1 minute has some star trailing in the corners so I keep mine to about 60 seconds each.    

A big shout out to the father and his kids who stopped and chatted with me.  It really helped to pass the time as I'm standing in the dead of night by myself waiting for the Milky Way to show itself.  

A bit about the barn per the AG Week article published online...  A stone barn that rises out of the far western Minnesota prairie like a cathedral was built by Frank Schott and his sons, William and Anthony, starting in 1923.  The construction began with the foundation and the family worked on the barn for 20 years. The foundation is 2 feet wide and 5 feet deep.

Frank Schott emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1907. He learned the art of stone masonry from his father and grandfather.

The rocks were raised by block and tackle using horses or a tractor to pull the rocks into the desired location. The rocks were dropped into a fresh cement mixture.

The roof of the barn constructed of wooden shingles was burned by vandals, according to a story in The Land magazine.

Taken in: United States / Minnesota / Stevens Township (show map)

Taken on: June 23, 2020

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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3, f/4.0, 358 sec, 15mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	358
Focal Length:	15mm
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Windows)
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